7th Destroyer Flotilla | |
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Active | November, 1911 – May 1939 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Size | Flotilla |
Commanders | |
First | Captain Arthur Hulbert |
Last | Captain Llewellyn Morgan |
The 7th Destroyer Flotilla, [1] also styled as the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, was a military formation of the Royal Navy from 1911 to 1939.
The flotilla was first formed in November 1911, and was disbanded in May 1939, before the outbreak of the Second World War. Its first commander was Captain Arthur Hulbert, and its last was Captain Llewellyn Morgan. [2]
Captain (D) afloat is a Royal Navy appointment of an operational commander of a destroyer flotilla or squadron. [3]
The Home Fleet was a fleet of the Royal Navy that operated from the United Kingdom's territorial waters from 1902 with intervals until 1967.
The British Mediterranean Fleet, also known as the Mediterranean Station, was a formation of the Royal Navy. The Fleet was one of the most prestigious commands in the navy for the majority of its history, defending the vital sea link between the United Kingdom and the majority of the British Empire in the Eastern Hemisphere. The first Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean Fleet was the appointment of General at Sea Robert Blake in September 1654. The Fleet was in existence until 1967.
Captain (Capt) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above commander and below commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a colonel in the British Army and Royal Marines, and to a group captain in the Royal Air Force. There are similarly named equivalent ranks in the navies of many other countries.
In the Royal Navy, a Captain (D) or Captain Destroyers is a commander responsible for the administration of ships and other vessels of either a destroyer flotilla or squadron.
The Flag Officer-in-Charge, Humber was the naval commander who administered the Humber Station also called the Humber Area a military formation of the Royal Navy located at Immingham and Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. In World War One it was a sub-command of the Admiral of Patrols from 1914 to 1916, then came under the Commander-in-Chief at the Nore until 1921. In World War Two the FOIC was responsible to the Commander-in-Chief, The Nore.
The 1st Destroyer Flotilla also styled as First Destroyer Flotilla was a naval formation of the British Royal Navy from 1909 to 1940 and again from 1947 to 1951.
The British 2nd Destroyer Flotilla was a naval formation of the Royal Navy from 1909 to 1943 and again from 1945 to 1946.
The British 3rd Destroyer Flotilla, also styled as Third Destroyer Flotilla, was a naval formation of the Royal Navy from 1909 to 1939 and again from 1945 to 1951.
The British 5th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla was a naval formation of the Royal Navy from 1910 to 1942 and again from 1947 to 1951.
The British 6th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla was a military formation of the Royal Navy from 1911 to 1939 and again from 1947 to 1951
The British 4th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla was a naval formation of the Royal Navy from August 1909 to July 1951.
The 8th Destroyer Flotilla also styled as the Eighth Destroyer Flotilla was a military formation of the British Royal Navy from 1911 to 1939.
The 9th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Ninth Destroyer Flotilla was a military formation of the British Royal Navy from January 1913 to December 1925 and again in January to July 1940.
The British 10th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla was a military formation of the Royal Navy from March from 1914 to 1919. It was reformed on an ad hoc basis again in 1941 and finally from 1944 to 1945.
The British 11th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Eleventh Destroyer Flotilla was a naval formation of the Royal Navy from August 1915 to September 1945.
The British 12th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla was a naval formation of the Royal Navy from November 1915 to March 1919 and again from September 1939 to 2 July 1943.
The British 13th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Thirteenth Destroyer Flotilla was a naval formation of the Royal Navy from November 1915 – November 1918 and again from September 1939 to January 1944.
The14th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Fourteenth Destroyer Flotilla was a naval formation of the British Royal Navy from April 1916 to 11 February 1919 and again from 1 June 1940 to January 1944.
The15th Destroyer Flotilla also known as the Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla was a naval formation of the British Royal Navy from August 1916 to March 1919 and again from September 1939 to May 1945.
The Black Sea and Caspian Squadron also known as the Black Sea and Marmora Force and the Black Sea and Marmora Division was naval formation of the British Mediterranean Fleet from 1918 to 1919.
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